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2024 GEICO 500

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2024 GEICO 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 10 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Date April 21, 2024 (2024-04-21)
Location Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.08 mi (804.64 km)
Average speed 155.977 miles per hour (251.021 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Front Row Motorsports
Time 52.609
Most laps led
Driver Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports
Laps 36
Winner
No. 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer,and Kevin Harvick
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2), Mike Bagley (Backstretch), and Jason Toy (3 & 4)

The 2024 GEICO 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 21, 2024, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. Contested over 188 laps on the 2.66 mile (4.28 km) superspeedway, it was the 10th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Tyler Reddick won the race. Brad Keselowski finished 2nd, and Noah Gragson finished 3rd. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Alex Bowman rounded out the top five, and Anthony Alfredo, William Byron, Todd Gilliland, Daniel Hemric, and Harrison Burton rounded out the top ten.

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Background

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Talladega Superspeedway, the track where the race was held.

Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km).

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
15 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
62 Anthony Alfredo (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet
71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Qualifying

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Michael McDowell scored the pole for the race with a time of 52.609 and a speed of 182.022 mph (292.936 km/h).[8]

Kyle Larson was on the pit-road to put down a qualifying lap but Nascar officials saw something with his car and pulled him to the garage. He was not allowed to qualify as the team made an unapproved adjustment to the roof rails as they pushed the car to the grid.

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 52.741 52.609
2 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 53.020 52.691
3 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 53.000 52.789
4 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 52.970 52.863
5 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 53.086 52.969
6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.048 52.992
7 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 53.027 53.044
8 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 53.122 53.119
9 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.168 53.122
10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.120 53.198
11 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 53.175
12 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.183
13 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 53.185
14 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 53.186
15 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.208
16 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 53.211
17 16 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 53.226
18 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 53.262
19 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 53.298
20 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 53.306
21 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 53.320
22 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 53.322
23 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53.407
24 62 Anthony Alfredo (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 53.411
25 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 53.414
26 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 53.455
27 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 53.478
28 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 53.480
29 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 53.487
30 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 53.532
31 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 53.543
32 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 53.590
33 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 53.686
34 15 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 53.720
35 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 53.767
36 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 53.811
37 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 54.290
38 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

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Race results

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Coming to the checkers, Michael McDowell put a bad block on Brad Keselowski in the tri-oval, triggering a massive wreck behind the leaders, with one car flipping and finishing the race on its side. Tyler Reddick would steal the win from Keselowski and take 23XI Racing to victory lane for the first time in 2024, and the 2nd time at Talladega.

Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 60

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 10
2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 7
5 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6
6 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 5
7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 3
9 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 2
10 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 60

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 10
2 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 9
3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
5 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 6
6 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 5
7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 4
8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2
10 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 68

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 18 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 188 47
2 22 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 188 38
3 36 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 188 34
4 33 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 188 33
5 12 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 33
6 24 62 Anthony Alfredo (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 188 0
7 13 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 38
8 3 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 188 29
9 19 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 188 28
10 16 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 188 32
11 6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 188 26
12 26 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 188 25
13 32 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 188 30
14 11 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 188 25
15 9 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 34
16 29 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 188 21
17 35 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 188 20
18 31 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 188 19
19 7 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 188 28
20 21 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 188 24
21 38 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 188 24
22 15 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 188 16
23 2 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 188 33
24 34 15 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 188 13
25 8 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 188 16
26 25 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 188 11
27 4 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 16
28 17 16 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 188 0
29 30 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 188 8
30 5 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 188 14
31 1 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 187 6
32 37 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 187 0
33 20 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 184 4
34 27 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 184 3
35 28 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 154 2
36 14 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 154 1
37 23 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 154 1
38 10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 132 5
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 73 among 23 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 4 for 21 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 13 minutes and 29 seconds
  • Average speed: 155.977 miles per hour (251.021 km/h)

Media

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Television

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Fox Sports covered their 24th race at the Talladega Superspeedway. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and 2010 spring Talladega winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Josh Sims handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Fox
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Josh Sims
Larry McReynolds

Radio

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MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, & former championship winning crew chief Todd Gordon called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field raced down the backstretch and Jason Toy called the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 4 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Steve Post, Kim Coon, Paul Small and Chris Wilner worked pit road for the radio side for MRN.

MRN Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Todd Gordon
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Backstretch: Mike Bagley
Turns 3 & 4: Jason Toy
Steve Post
Kim Coon
Paul Small
Chris Wilner

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Talladega Superspeedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  3. ^ Sturniolo, Zach (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". NASCAR. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "GEICO 500 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 21, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 21, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  8. ^ Utter, Jim (April 20, 2024). "McDowell wins Talladega Cup pole as Ford sweeps top three". Motorsport.com. Lincoln, Alabama: Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 20, 2024.


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